If You Strip, Make Porn, Or Sell Sex Toys You Might Not Get Any Coronavirus Aid Money. That’s Where The First Amendment Comes In.

Businesses that provide services of a “prurient” nature are excluded from the multi-trillion bailout because of obscure federal regulation that lawyers say is an unconstitutional limit on free speech.

Otillia Steadman

The Coronavirus Has Quieted New York City's Flower District

Two businesses — the kinds of wholesalers who provide flowers and plants to florists, event planners, and other businesses — on the financial impact of the pandemic on our complex, interconnected economy.

Katherine Miller

10 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World

Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.

Gabriel H. Sanchez

“My President Is Not My God”: Some Churches Are Planning To Host Hundreds For Easter Sunday Services Despite The Coronavirus

The federal government recommends no one attend gatherings of more than 10 people, but some churches are still encouraging big congregations to attend Easter Sunday services.

Ema O'Connor

Will Single People Ever Have Sex Again?

How To Plague: Is it OK for couples who live separately to see each other — and what’s wrong if one of them refuses? Our advice column for life under the coronavirus.

Katie Notopoulos

Florida's Nursing Homes Ask Gov. DeSantis To Shield Them From Coronavirus Lawsuits

“That they would make this request just floored me," said a former top ombudsman.

Michael Sallah

Fear Among Immigrant Detainees Spreads As Coronavirus Outbreaks Hit ICE Detention Centers

"At this point we're just waiting to be next because the virus is passed so easily," one detainee told BuzzFeed News.

Adolfo Flores

Police Dragged A Man Off A Bus A Day After Philadelphia Said All Riders Have To Wear Masks Due To The Coronavirus

"This violent enforcement by the Philadelphia Police is the worst possible response and makes us all less safe."

Emmanuel Felton

Kids Are Creating Masterpieces While At Home During the Quarantine

“Most of the people were piling up toiletries and toilet paper, but we had half a shopping cart full of small canvases for her.”

Ayanna Miller

27 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week

As emergency and heath care professionals work tirelessly to save lives on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, communities around the globe are navigating a new normal of life under lockdown.

Gabriel H. Sanchez

This Man Says Inmates At His Prison Are Getting No Medical Care For COVID-19

In a harrowing video, David Sell describes his experience in a situation that health experts say is a “tinderbox” just waiting to ignite.

Melissa Segura

Despite The New Coronavirus Law, Workers At These Big Companies Say They Still Must Work Sick Or Lose Pay

The Trump administration says America’s largest employers “can afford” to give paid coronavirus sick leave — but many workers still don’t have enough to quarantine.

Albert Samaha

Opinion: When People Can't Work, You See What The Economy Really Is

The economy isn't driven by stock prices or corporate profits — it only works because of workers. If they're doing well, the economy is doing well.

Michael Linden

Here Are The Staged Rowing Photos That Lori Loughlin Allegedly Used To Get Her Daughters Into College

Prosecutors released photos showing Loughlin's daughters, including influencer Olivia Jade, on a rowing machine to show they were "real" athletes as part of their college applications.

Tasneem Nashrulla

New Mass Graves Are Being Dug Because New York Morgues Are Overwhelmed During The Coronavirus

About two dozen bodies are now being buried each day on an uninhabited island that serves as a potter's field, up from about two dozen each week before the coronavirus hit the city.

Otillia Steadman

Being Married Right Now Is Hard. “Animal Crossing” Is The Only Thing Saving Us.

Lockdown makes me snipe at my husband in real life, but at least we still leave each other presents on Butt Hole Island.

Scaachi Koul

Apple And Google Are Teaming Up To Track The Spread Of The Coronavirus

The two companies are developing software for iPhones and Android devices that will help health officials tell people if they were in recent contact with someone who tested positive for the virus.

Jane Lytvynenko

Why Mundane Daily Twitter Hashtags Keep Trending During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Even during the pandemic, #MondayMotivation and #FridayFeeling are among the top trends on Twitter.

Katie Notopoulos

A Venture Capitalist Is Going Viral For Saying The Government Should Let Some Billionaires "Get Wiped Out"

"They don’t get to summer in the Hamptons? Who cares!”

Julia Reinstein

Matthew McConaughey Surprised These Seniors! Plus, What If Flight Attendants Could Work From Home?

Catch up on all the stories we can't stop talking about from Did You See This?

Josh Billinson

Nico Santos From "Crazy Rich Asians" Opened Up About His Stepdad Who Died From The Coronavirus

"It's sort of a really surreal time to be going through the grieving process just because the world is so crazy right now," the actor told BuzzFeed News.

Emmanuel Felton

Watching "Insecure" And Grieving For A World That No Longer Exists

Filmed before the coronavirus locked down most of the world, the new seasons of Insecure and High Maintenance are stark reminders of a world that doesn't exist anymore. (Spoilers for High Maintenance.)

Tomi Obaro

These Babies Have Little Face Shields On To Protect Them From The Coronavirus

The Thai hospital said the little baby visors are being used "because safety is what we care about the most."

David Mack

Why Is Every Influencer Wearing A Tie-Dye Sweatsuit In Quarantine?

In this week's newsletter: All the cool kids on Instagram have figured out a way to make quarantine fashion, and why is literally everyone going live on Instagram right now?

Stephanie McNeal

Thousands Of US Health Care Workers Have Been Infected By The Coronavirus. This Is How Each State Stacks Up.

Due to limited data, the true scale of health care worker infections is still unknown.

Zahra Hirji

This Caribbean Leader's Blunt Coronavirus Message To Her Citizens Has Gone Viral

"I feel like all leaders should be talking to their citizens like this."

Emmanuel Felton

15 Pictures From The Future Of Human Evolution

"Science and human advancement has always been propelled forward by the people who do things differently and those who are not afraid to break the rules."

Gabriel H. Sanchez

17 Mystery Books You Won't Be Able To Put Down

As rated by Goodreads users.

Arianna Rebolini

"Oh, Alexa, I’m Going To Hurt": A Woman Who Died Of The Coronavirus Spent Days Asking Alexa To Help With Her Pain

LouAnn Dagen, 66, made about 40 recordings on her Alexa device at a nursing home before she died of the coronavirus.

Tasneem Nashrulla

Laura Prepon Opened Up About How She Had To Terminate A Pregnancy While Filming “Orange Is The New Black”

Prepon told BuzzFeed News she was in her second trimester when she and her husband received devastating news about their unborn child's health.

Krystie Lee Yandoli

"Dave" Is Hilarious And Unexpectedly Sweet

FXX’s new comedy about a white rapper trying to catch his big break is way more heartfelt than you’d expect.

Tomi Obaro